wehen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to blow (wind, a storm, etc.)
  2. (intransitive, weak) to flutter, to wave (in the wind); to fly (of a flag)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

lufte

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

waaie

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

winde

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈveː.ən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wæjen, from Old High German wāen, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, a form of *h₂weh₁-. Compare Dutch waaien.

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